After Bob Robertson homered in the 10th inning to win the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3, the Pirates turned on more power with circuit clouts by Willie Stargell, Milt May and Gene Alley to beat the Cardinals again, 5-3, in the second game. Joe Torre drove in the Cardinals' runs in the opener with a homer and single, but the Pirates pulled into a 3-3 tie in the ninth when Gene Clines and Rennie Stennett singled and Manny Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly. Robertson's homer in the 10th pinned the defeat on Wayne Granger.

In the nightcap, Stargell homered in the second inning. After a walk to Robertson in the fifth, May and Alley hit their homers in succession. Sanguillen tripled and Stargell singled for the Pirates' last run in the seventh. Lou Brock had five hits for the Cardinals and scored two of their runs. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, April 8, 1973 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   3  4  1
Pirates      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   4 10  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Stennett 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .222
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Sanguillen rf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .500
J. Cruz cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .167      Oliver cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .375
Torre 1b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .429      Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .167
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robertson 1b          5   1   1   1     0   0   .111
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Hebner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .571
Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busse ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        J. Hernandez ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                          Briles p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .333
                                                            Clines ph           1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   4   3     0   5             Totals               37   4  10   4     3   0

Time of Game: 2:15
Left on Base: Cardinals 2, Pirates 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Reitz, Hebner
Doubles: Hebner (2), Oliver (1), Stargell (1)
Home Runs: Torre (1), Robertson (1)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    8.1   9   3   3   3   0   0  37   3.24
Granger L(0-1)          1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   9.00
Totals                  9.1  10   4   4   3   0   1  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  9     4   3   2   0   5   1  32   2.00
Giusti W(1-0)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                 10     4   3   2   0   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); J. Cruz singled to right; Torre forced J. Cruz
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Sanguillen forced
Stennett (shortstop to second); Oliver forced Sanguillen (second
to shortstop); Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz
flied out to left; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
doubled to right; Alley flied out to right [Hebner to third];
May was walked intentionally; Briles singled to center [Hebner
scored, May to second]; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Busse struck out; Wise was called out on strikes;
Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen singled to third [Sanguillen to second
(error by Reitz)]; Oliver doubled to right [Sanguillen scored];
Stargell flied out to center; Robertson flied out to right;
Hebner was walked intentionally; Alley forced Hebner (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore reached on an error by Hebner [Sizemore
to first]; J. Cruz forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); Torre
homered [J. Cruz scored (unearned)]; Simmons flied out to right;
Reitz flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Briles grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stennett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carbo struck out; Busse flied out to center; Wise
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell doubled to right;
Robertson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to right; Sizemore stole second; J. Cruz struck out;
Torre singled to center [Sizemore scored]; Simmons forced Torre
(second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Alley
grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to left; Carbo flied out to left;
Busse popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Briles flied out to left; Stennett flied out to
center; Sanguillen singled to right; Oliver flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Wise struck out; Brock flied out to right;
Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell walked; Robertson forced Stargell (third
to second); Hebner grounded out (second to first) [Robertson to
second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR ALLEY; Davalillo grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); J.
Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre flied out to right;
Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: May flied out to left; CLINES BATTED FOR BRILES;
Clines singled to center; Stennett singled to center [Clines to
third]; GRANGER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Sanguillen hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Clines scored]; Oliver flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Reitz popped
to second; Carbo grounded out (third to first); Busse grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted);
Robertson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.

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